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Hamilton South is a distinguished marketing and communications executive with years of experience counseling some of the world’s most noteworthy brands.

Mr. South oversees corporate advisory services to global consumer products, technology and luxury lifestyle brands. Mr. South also serves as a Strategic Advisor to Fireman Capital Partners and sits on the boards of Baccarat (EPA: BCRA), Diane von Furstenberg and David Yurman.

Mr. South is considered a noted authority in the luxury goods, consumer brand, and new media sectors. He has spoken at the WSJ Executive Marketing Summit, National Retail Federation and Luxury Interactive Summit. He is frequently quoted in prominent media outlets such as The Economist, Forbes and The New York Times.

Prior to launching HL Group in 2001, Mr. South served as President and Chief Marketing Officer of Polo Ralph Lauren. Overseeing all brand marketing, advertising and new business development for Polo brands worldwide, he spearheaded RL’s brand transition from a private to publicly-traded company. Mr. South was also an Editor-at-Large for Vanity Fair magazine and a Director of Public Relations at Giorgio Armani SpA.

Lynn Tesoro is a globally recognized communications executive with extensive knowledge of fashion, luxury and lifestyle-related businesses. Ms. Tesoro is consistently retained by top consumer brands to identify growth and positioning strategies.

She has been associated with many noteworthy brand launches and advises a distinguished roster of clients who rely on her as a long-term communications partner and counsel.

Prior to founding HL Group, Ms. Tesoro was Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications and Marketing at Polo Ralph Lauren overseeing media relations, marketing, launch initiatives and advertising across all Collections and brands within the Ralph Lauren portfolio.

She was Global Vice President of Communications and Special Events at Calvin Klein, during a period of significant expansion. Ms. Tesoro started her career at Giorgio Armani where she and Hamilton South began their long-standing partnership.

A partner since 2007, Guillermo Zalamea has been integral to the firm’s growth across a range of categories, particularly menswear, home design, art and architecture. Mr. Zalamea is based in Los Angeles overseeing the firm’s West Coast operations.

Prior to joining HL Group, Mr. Zalamea served as Fashion Editor of Esquire for eight years, where he conceptualized and produced the magazine’s monthly men’s fashion coverage. His editorial background, trend forecasting experience and depth of market intelligence make him uniquely qualified in helping clients build media-worthy brand messages.

After his time at Esquire, Mr. Zalamea was Director of Public Relations for Giorgio Armani SpA and Senior Director of Public Relations & Marketing for Polo Ralph Lauren. He also directed the marketing and public relations team that launched designer John Varvatos domestically, in Asia and in Europe and was a founding contributing editor for Out Magazine.

Mr. Zalamea is fluent in Spanish and often works with cultural institutions and clients focused on the Latin American market. He is a noted authority in the Home Design category and has stewarded HL Group’s Shelter division for five years. Mr. Zalamea has appeared as a keynote speaker at interiors industry conferences, including the Design Leadership Summit.

With a depth of cross-category strategic marketing and communications experience, Amy Hufft serves as HL Group’s President, overseeing the agency’s growth strategy, client services and overall operations in both New York and Los Angeles. Previously Executive Vice President and an HL Group executive since 2010, Ms. Hufft is responsible for shepherding client strategies to meet objectives, organizing cross-functional efforts across PR, experiential, digital, influencer relations and other areas and collaborating with practice leads to develop integrated strategies.

Ms. Hufft was most recently Vice President of Strategic Development for Sage Collective, an Omnicom-owned experiential agency focused on premium brands. At Sage, she was responsible for business development and managing experiential programs for clients including Visa Signature, Mercedes-Benz and Rockport.

Prior to Sage, she spent four years at Harrison & Shriftman where she oversaw the execution of marketing programs and strategic partnerships for lifestyle brands. While at H&S, she developed and oversaw the marketing and PR efforts for the launch of Bacardi-owned Corzo Tequila, and was the senior strategic lead on the Grey Goose Vodka account. Other clients included Veuve Clicquot, UGG Australia, Samsonite Black Label, Nintendo, BlackBerry and W Hotels Worldwide.

Ms. Hufft has an MBA in Marketing and Finance from Columbia Business School.

Chris Giglio has over twenty years’ experience in public relations, crisis management and journalism. Previously he has held positions at Kroll Associates, the investigations firm; NBC News, where he served as an investigative producer on Dateline; Rubenstein Associates, where he counseled corporate and legal clients, and most recently as the Vice President of Global Communications at the Estee Lauder Companies. In 2009 he established the corporate and crisis practice at HL Group.

Mr. Giglio has represented and become a trusted advisor and counselor to a diverse portfolio of clients including corporations, financial institutions, executives, celebrities, estates, athletes, as well as academic and philanthropic institutions. He is a recognized expert in executive positioning and crisis management. Throughout his career he has spent considerable time working in Asia and the Middle East.

In his current leadership role at HL Strategic Solutions, Mr. Giglio oversees executive positioning, global media campaigns and reputation management for clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies to international financial entities to civic endeavors.

Michelle Stevenson is an Executive Vice President in HL Group’s Los Angeles office. Her focus is on growing existing client relationships and driving new business.

Most recently, Ms. Stevenson was a managing director at Burson-Marsteller, leading the Consumer and Brand Marketing team in Los Angeles.  She brings with her more than a decade of experience in brand-building, integration, strategy and creative problem-solving.  With an expertise in consumer and brand marketing, travel and tourism, and entertainment, Ms. Stevenson has worked on clients ranging from lifestyle brands in the jewelry and paint spaces, consumer electronics, state tourism boards, gaming companies and hotels.  Campaigns that she has managed have won In2 Sabre and PR News Social Media Icon awards, and been a finalist for a variety of others.

Prior, Ms. Stevenson was a SVP at Fleishman-Hillard Los Angeles where her clients included international tourism boards, airlines and franchise businesses.  She also served as global co-chair of the firm’s entertainment practice.

Ms. Stevenson began her career at Sony-based Jaffilms and Warner Bros.-based Bel-Air Entertainment.

Kimberly Flaster has over 15 years of experience in the fashion and lifestyle communications industry.  At HL Group, she oversees strategy for the agency’s fashion division which includes mass to luxury clients across apparel, accessories, footwear and retail.

Kimberly has built extensive international and local media relationships and often partners with influencers and industry leaders on behalf of the agency’s client roster.  She has also amassed extensive events management experience, having project managed activations ranging from store openings to 1,000+ guest runway shows.

Previously, Kimberly served as the VP of Communications of the PUIG Fashion Group (Nina Ricci, Carolina Herrera, Paco Rabanne), where she oversaw all marketing and media outreach, retail events, charity partnerships and fashion show production.  Flaster has also led PR efforts for top brands including Bergdorf Goodman, Gucci and Christian Dior.  In 2009, Kimberly co-founded The Project, a PR and special events agency with clients including Rizzoli, The New York City Ballet, Lands’ End, T. Anthony, Domenico Vacca, and W Magazine.

Devon Nagle is a strategic communications executive with extensive experience in external brand positioning, client service, marketing communications, employee engagement, crisis management and media relations, with a specialty in writing and narrative development.

Nagle is particularly skilled at translating complex industry issues for a broad audience, leveraging a range of channels and communications disciplines. He has more than 20 years’ worth of PR experience and has led successful communications campaigns for such brands as Michelin Guides, Bolthouse Farms, Expedia, Stella Artois, Google, Ralph Lauren, MasterCard and Sprint.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Textual Studies from Syracuse University.

Drawing on a depth of experience in news and politics, Ms. Reingold serves as a counselor on media strategy and corporate positioning. As an Emmy Award-winning Producer of Special Events with CBS News, she covered major global events — from the Persian Gulf War to Election Day. As Media Director for the 1992 Democratic National Convention and the Democratic National Committee, Ms. Reingold gained even greater insight into the world of public opinion.  Today, Ms. Reingold retains an extensive network of relationships both in journalism and publishing.  In addition to supporting HL Group in a cross-team capacity, managing client projects, forging partnerships, and integrating firm-wide strategies, Ms. Reingold continues to lead the firm’s expertise in the civic and philanthropic space.

Ms. Langbein, an HL Group executive since the firm was founded in 2001, has extensive experience in luxury product communications and marketing. At HL Group, she specializes in strategic planning and oversees all jewelry-related clients. Prior to joining the agency, she was a consultant for Tiffany & Co. Previously at Calvin Klein, Inc. as Director of Public Relations, she was instrumental in the launch of the Calvin Klein Home collection. Ms. Langbein began her career as a general assignment newspaper reporter and shifted to the field of public relations as Director of Corporate Communications for a national fashion retailer. She has also worked, independently, with clients to elevate editorial coverage, brand identity, celebrity product alignment, and consumer cultivation.

As Senior Vice President and Co-Director of HL Group’s Consumer Practice, Susan brings 20 years of lifestyle, luxury, hospitality, travel, sports, fashion, entertainment, not-for-profit, and issues management experience to the accounts she oversees.

Prior to joining HL Group, as Executive Vice President, Director Consumer Practice and Director of Client Relations for a leading national independent public relations agency, she helped grow her team and client base from 10 to over 45 and revenues greater than 600% in four and a half years. Prior, she held Senior Vice President roles at Rubenstein Associates, Rubenstein Communications and Edelman, where she helped develop and oversee campaigns for clients including BMW, MINI, American Express, Cartier, Gilt.com, Tribeca Film Festival, Ian Schrager Hotels, Travel Alberta, All-Clad, KRUPS, Rowenta, National Hockey League, Amazon.com, Burger King, Microsoft, Danon, WalMart, Shell, Merck, Astra Zenica, Unilever and many more.

She is a former producer and Acting Managing Editor for CBS’s Inside Edition and later, for a division of MGM television.  She began her career in The White House, Office of Media Affairs.